Wailord 31 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Wailord 31
Brand: Pokémon
Author: Hajime Kusajima

This card has 180 HP, a top attack printed at 50 damage and a Lightning weakness.

Water · Stage 1 · HS—Triumphant · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Wailord 31 do in a game?

Wailord 31 is a Water Pokémon card with 180 HP, printed as Stage 1.

Its strongest attack, Swallow Up, is printed at 50 damage for 4 Energy — 13 damage per Energy card.

Because of the Lightning weakness, any Lightning attack printed at 90 damage or more removes it in a single turn.

Water Stage 1 Rare Unlimited #321 Wailord

Wailord 31HS—Triumphant

180 HP · Water · Stage 1 · retreat 4 · Lightning weakness ×2

Top printed damage5013 per Energy Swallow Up50 damage for 4 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points180 HP15.5% of 17,290 in the 130~180 band

Printed damage5022.0% of 16,246 in the 40~60 band

Retreat cost4 Energy4.2% of 17,240 in the 4 band

Energy efficiencyBelow typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 13 · typical 32.5
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 2

Price trackRareHS—Triumphant25 printsranked among Stage 1 cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classStage 1

RarityRare

SetHS—Triumphant

Card number31

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$43.99Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Removed in one hit by90 damage180 HP against a Lightning ×2 weakness Turns of setup4 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Cards that can do it443 cardsCounted across the whole card archive Other prints of this name25 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line22 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #321 Where it can be playedUnlimitedRead from the official format list

How Wailord 31 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Hit points — top 14.8% of the archive. Weakest on Retreat lightness — bottom 4.2%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Wailord 31 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	85.2%	180 HP
Top printed damage	49.6%	50 damage
Energy efficiency	28.4%	13 per Energy
Retreat lightness	4.2%	4 Energy
Attack cost lightness	43.8%	2 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

2EUnderwater Divehas printed text—
4ESwallow Up13 damage per Energy card · has printed text50damage

2 attacks printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 2,218of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 2,218 at 180 HP.

Water cardsNo. 268of 2,435 by printed HP Stage 1 cardsNo. 425of 5,102 by printed HP

This cardWailord 31HS—Triumphant180 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 200 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Wailord 31

Hit points 180 HP puts it in the 130~180 band, where 15.5% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 13 damage per Energy card against 32.5 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 2.
Weakness A Lightning attack printed at 90 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
Legality 6 of the 23 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Wailord 31 at a glance

What it is. A Water Pokémon card with 180 HP printed as Stage 1, printed in HS—Triumphant.
What it can do. 2 attacks printed on the card, the strongest at 50 damage for 4 Energy.
What it fears. A Lightning weakness at ×2, which means 90 printed damage is enough to remove it.
What it costs to move. 4 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited only.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Wailord 31 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 2 attacks. The strongest asks for 4 Energy and returns 50 damage, which is 13 damage for every Energy card attached.

Wailord 31 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Underwater Dive	2 Colorless	2	—	—	Flip 2 coins. For each heads, remove 3 damage counters from Wailord.
Swallow Up	3 Water + 1 Colorless	4	50+	13	Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Wailord. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Wailord, this attack does 50 damage plus 50 more damage.

Retreating costs a further 4 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

Underwater Dive2 Energy cards

Swallow Up4 Energy cards

What each attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Swallow Up 4 Energy50 damage for 4 Energy — 13 per Energy card50

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (50).

Why one of these damage figures carries a symbol

A number on a Pokémon card is not always the number that lands.

Swallow Up is printed as 50+, so the printed number is a floor — the attack deals at least that much, and the sentence beside it says what adds to it.

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How does Wailord 31 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Wailord 31 — HS—Triumphant — WailordHS—Triumphant 31

No.2,218by HP in the archive

Wailord 31 prints 180 HP, which puts it at number 2,218 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

50% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 13%Where it sits on printed HP

This card180 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest Stage 1 card380 HP
Strongest Wailord printed240 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 180 HP, which is 47% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~7038.6%6,669 cards

80~12033.1%5,725 cards

130~180 — this card15.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~2803.3%567 cards

290~3302.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 180 HP.

Cards in the 130~180 band typically print 104 damage and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180 — this card	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280	3.3%	567 cards
290~330	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~3042.7%6,938 cards

40~60 — this card22.0%3,566 cards

70~12021.8%3,535 cards

130~1809.0%1,461 cards

190~2503.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 50.

Cards in the 40~60 band typically have 101 HP and ask 1 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60 — this card	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

154.4%9,392 cards

2 — this card26.4%4,565 cards

314.7%2,533 cards

42.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 2 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 2 typically have 116 HP and print 65 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1	54.4%	9,392 cards
2 — this card	26.4%	4,565 cards
3	14.7%	2,533 cards
4	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

05.3%914 cards

149.3%8,503 cards

228.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

4 — this card4.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 4 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 4 typically have 175 HP and print 121 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	5.3%	914 cards
1	49.3%	8,503 cards
2	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4 — this card	4.2%	729 cards

No. 1of 96

That is where Wailord 31 stands highest on HP — number 1 of 96 cards in HS—Triumphant. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 2,218 of 17,290 by HP · No. 6,925 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 43% on damage
Water cards — 2,435 cards No. 268 of 2,435 by HP · No. 912 of 2,316 by damage · top by HP: Wailord ex, 380

top 39% on damage
Stage 1 cards — 5,102 cards No. 425 of 5,102 by HP · No. 2,509 of 4,958 by damage · top by HP: Wailord ex, 380

top 51% on damage
HS—Triumphant — 103 cards No. 1 of 96 by HP · No. 22 of 83 by damage · top by HP: Wailord, 180

top 25% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 180 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 180
Top printed damage 50 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 50

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards printed as Stage 1

5,102 on record

Cards in the same HP band

2,679 of 17,290 (15.5%)

Cards with this much printed damage

3,566 of 16,246 (22.0%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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Is Wailord 31 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 50 damage attack that needs 4 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Wailord 31 — this card13.050 damage for 4 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 2 typically return 32.5 damage per Energy card. This card returns 13.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Wailord 31 — this card	13.0	50 damage for 4 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsSwallow Up 50 / 4

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Wailord 31.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Swallow Up	—	13	—

This card, per Energy card

13 damage

Typical for a 2 Energy attack

32.5 damage

Difference

-19.5 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 50 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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What does being a Water card do for Wailord 31?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

Deals double to this card 1,520 Lightning cards carry that type A Lightning attack printed at 90 damage is enough to remove this card in one turn.

Wailord 31 · Stage 1 180 HP Its hardest attack is printed at 50 damage.

Takes double from this card 1,574 cards in groups that print a Water weakness Against Fire, printed damage from this card counts double.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Water — this cardmost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorlessmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Firemost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightningmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metalmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darknessmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragonmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water — this card	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

Waterweak to Lightning

Fireweak to Water

Read from the weakness printed on each group. The first row is this card; the rest are groups that most often print a Water weakness.

What being a Water card is worth

Groups that most often print a Water weakness: Fire (1,574 cards). Against those, this card's printed damage counts double. Going the other way, Water cards are themselves most exposed to Lightning.

Every energy type in the archive

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What knocks out Wailord 31 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

Weakness doubles the damage a Lightning attack deals to this card, so the bar it has to clear is 90 printed damage rather than 180.

Cards that remove it in one attack

443

Cards it removes in one attack

958

Lightning damage needed to knock it out

Counted across the whole card archive. 180 HP against a Lightning weakness at ×2 decides all three figures.

Removes it in one attackMiraidonPitch Black 2890 damage

×2Lightning weakness · 90 printed damage is enough
90 damage becomes 180 against this card

This cardWailord 31HS—Triumphant 31180 HP

Why this card was picked to stand opposite

Of the 441 cards in the archive that can remove Wailord 31 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 90 printed damage against a bar of 90. Anything printed higher removes it just as surely, so this is where the line actually sits, and this print is legal in Standard play today.

Wailordweak to Lightning ×2

Read from the weakness printed in the lower-left corner of the card.

Lightning cards that remove Wailord in one attack
Card	Set	HP	Printed damage	After weakness
Pikachu ex (57)	Ascended Heroes	200	300	600
Pikachu ex (277)	Ascended Heroes	200	300	600
Pikachu ex (57)	Surging Sparks	200	300	600
Pikachu ex (219)	Surging Sparks	200	300	600
Pikachu ex (238)	Surging Sparks	200	300	600
Pikachu ex (247)	Surging Sparks	200	300	600

180 HP against a Lightning ×2 weakness means any Lightning attack printed at 90 damage or more is enough. 443 cards in the archive clear that bar.

100 HP Volcarona [13]

Cards this one removes in a single attack

958 cards in the archive are weak to Water and sit inside the damage this card can deal. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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What is Wailord as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Wailord 31 is one print of Wailord. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Wailord has been printed 25 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Wailord cards ever printedPokédex #321Prints on record 25Toughest print 380 HPThis card 180 HP

25prints

Legal in Standard6Older prints, not in Standard19

Every Wailord print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

The toughest Wailord printed is 380 HP, and this card is 47.4% of it

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Wailord ex 097/084the toughest Wailord ever printedME05: Pitch Black380 HP
Wailord 31against that record47.4% of the record180 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Wailord print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Wailord 31 can be?

Wailord evolves from Wailmer, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Wailord line, oldest stage first

Wailmer15 prints on record · EX Legend Maker

+110 HP · +120 damage

Wailord12 prints on record · EX Legend Maker

Wailmer → Wailord

This card cannot be played from your hand onto an empty spot — it goes on top of Wailmer.
The line runs 2 stages, so the first card has to be in play 1 turn before this one can be.

1WailmerHardest attack printed at this stage: 80 damage130 HP
2WailordHardest attack printed at this stage: 200 damage. Evolving here adds 110 HP over the stage before it240 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (240 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Wailord print, and can the older ones still be played?

25 prints carry this name in the archive, and 23 of them are laid out below. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (380 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

23 rows are shown of the 25 prints counted under this name.

Wailord prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Wailord ex 097/084	ME05: Pitch Black	Mark J	Legal in Standard
Wailord ex 016/084	ME05: Pitch Black	Mark J	Legal in Standard
Magikarp & Wailord-GX 161/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Magikarp & Wailord-GX 183/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Magikarp & Wailord-GX 160/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord V 013/073	Champion's Path	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Wailord-EX 147/160	XY - Primal Clash	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord-EX 38/160	World Championship Decks	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 162/159	SV09: Journey Together	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Wailord 041/159	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Wailord 040/168	Blister Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 032/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Wailord ex 100/100	EX Sandstorm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 30/106	Great Encounters	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 30/145	SM - Guardians Rising	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 26/124	Dragons Exalted	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 038/195	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Wailord 46/236	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 032/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 31/102	Triumphant	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 47	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 14/92	EX Legend Maker	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Wailord 14/109	EX Ruby and Sapphire	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard

6 of the 23 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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What can you use instead of Wailord 31?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Wailord 31
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Wailord ex	Sandstorm	200	100	5
Alolan Ninetales-GX	Guardians Rising	210	160	1
Glaceon-GX	Ultra Prism	200	90	2
Glaceon-GX	Hidden Fates Shiny Vault	200	90	2
Alolan Ninetales-GX	Hidden Fates Shiny Vault	210	160	1
Glaceon-GX	Ultra Prism	200	90	2

This card itself is 180 HP, 50 top damage and 4 retreat, and every card here is Water like it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Wailord 31 in HS—Triumphant?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #31 in HS—Triumphant. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Wailord 31, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Wailord 31
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Weakness	Some Pokemon have Weakness or Resistance to Pokemon of certain types, marked in the lower-left corner of the card.	16,744 cards	81.9%
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Wailord 31 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Expanded	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited play. It was released on November 3, 2010.

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Wailord 31 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Swallow Up, needs 4 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 4 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 13 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 4 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.
It cannot start the game in play — Wailmer has to be on the field first.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 2,218 of 17,290

Water cardsNo. 268 of 2,435

Stage 1 cardsNo. 425 of 5,102

HS—TriumphantNo. 1 of 96

What actually removes it

A Lightning attack printed at 90 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 180 HP.
443 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Going the other way, it removes 958 cards in one attack.

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Wailord 31 card record

Wailord 31 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	180 HP	Type	Water
Weakness	Lightning ×2	Retreat cost	4 Energy
Evolves from	Wailmer	Card type	Stage 1
Pokédex number	#321	Set	HS—Triumphant
Card number	31 of 102	Series	HeartGold & SoulSilver
Released	November 3, 2010	Rarity	Rare
Illustrator	Hajime Kusajima
Tournament legality	Unlimited only

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Wailord 31 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$43.99

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One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

Wailord 31 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Wailord 31 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Wailord 31?

Wailord 31 has 180 HP and a Lightning weakness at ×2, so a Lightning attack printed at 90 damage or more removes it in one turn. Any other type has to print the full 180.

What is the strongest attack on Wailord 31?

Swallow Up, printed at 50 damage for 4 Energy — 13 damage per Energy card. Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Wailord. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Wailord, this attack does 50 damage plus 50 more damage.

What is the retreat cost of Wailord 31?

4 Energy, discarded from this card to move it out of the active spot. Retreating is allowed once per turn.

What does the + after the damage on Swallow Up mean?

It marks the damage as conditional: the printed figure is the least it can deal, and the sentence on the card says what is added to it. The full sentence is printed on the card and quoted in the attack table on this page — "Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Wailord. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Wailord, this attack does 50 damage plus 50 more damage."

Can an older Wailord print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 23 prints listed on this page, 6 are legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

What does Wailord evolve from?

Wailmer. It cannot be played straight from your hand onto an empty spot — the earlier stage has to be in play first.

Can Wailord 31 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited play. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

Does this page say how good Wailord 31 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Wailord 31 — what does this card actually do?

What does Wailord 31 do in a game?

Wailord 31 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Wailord 31 at a glance

What do the attacks on Wailord 31 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Wailord 31 compare with every other card?

Is Wailord 31 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

What does being a Water card do for Wailord 31?

What knocks out Wailord 31 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

What is Wailord as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Wailord 31 can be?

Is this the strongest Wailord print, and can the older ones still be played?

What can you use instead of Wailord 31?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Wailord 31?

What was printed next to Wailord 31 in HS—Triumphant?

Which rules apply to Wailord 31, and where can it be played?

Wailord 31 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

What actually removes it

Wailord 31 card record

What does Wailord 31 cost?

Wailord 31 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Wailord 31?

What is the strongest attack on Wailord 31?

What is the retreat cost of Wailord 31?

What does the + after the damage on Swallow Up mean?

Can an older Wailord print be played in a tournament?

What does Wailord evolve from?

Can Wailord 31 be played in a tournament?

Does this page say how good Wailord 31 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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